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Islip 300

NASCAR Grand National race
Islip Speedway, Islip, NY
July 7, 1968
300 laps on 0.2 mile paved oval; 60 miles

Fin	St	Driver	#	Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Laps Led
1	5	Bobby Allison	2	J.D. Bracken	1966 Chevrolet	300	1,000	running	28
2	2	David Pearson	17	Holman-Moody	1968 Ford	300	600	running	80
3	1	Buddy Baker	3	Ray Fox	1968 Dodge	299	400	running	95
4	3	Richard Petty	43	Petty Enterprises	1968 Plymouth	298	500	running	97
5	4	James Hylton	48	James Hylton	1967 Dodge	294	275	running	0
6	11	Bobby Isaac	71	Nord Krauskopf	1967 Dodge	293	240	running	0
7	8	Elmo Langley	64	Elmo Langley	1967 Ford	291	200	running	0
8	12	Clyde Lynn	20	Clyde Lynn	1966 Ford	287	175	running	0
9	10	John Sears	4	L.G. DeWitt	1966 Ford	287	155	running	0
10	13	Neil Castles	06	Neil Castles	1967 Plymouth	283	145	running	0
11	17	Wendell Scott	34	Wendell Scott	1966 Ford	277	135	running	0
12	6	John Winger	44	Richard Giachetti	1967 Ford	275	120	running	0
13	9	Jabe Thomas	25	Don Robertson	1967 Ford	271	110	running	0
14	21	Buck Baker	87	Buck Baker	1968 Chevrolet	258	100	running	0
15	15	Ed Negre	8	Ed Negre	1967 Ford	231	100	rear end	0
16	22	Bill Vanderhoff	09	Roy Tyner	1966 Chevrolet	230	100	brakes	0
17	14	Earl Brooks	28	Earl Brooks	1966 Ford	191	100	quit	0
18	16	Frank Warren	0	Don Tarr	1966 Chevrolet	160	100	fuel pump	0
19	18	J.D. McDuffie	70	J.D. McDuffie	1967 Buick	127	100	brakes	0
20	7	G.C. Spencer	49	G.C. Spencer	1967 Plymouth	110	100	rear end	0
21	20	Bill Seifert	45	Bill Seifert	1968 Ford	109	100	quit	0
22	19	Roy Tyner	76	Don Culpepper	1966 Ford	74	100	oil pressure	0
23	23	Paul Dean Holt	01	Dennis Holt	1967 Ford	62	100	quit	0
24	25	David Mote	69	Ken Cline	1966 Chevrolet	29	100	shocks	0
25	24	Gene Black	75	Gene Black	1966 Ford	17	100	transmission	0

Time of race: 01:14:08
Average Speed: 48.561 MPH
Pole Speed: 13.88 seconds
1 caution for 3 laps
Attendance: 4,600